Re: New G4's


Subject: Re: New G4's
From: Randy Sandberg (sandberg@apple.com)
Date: Thu Mar 02 2000 - 14:29:11 MST


on 3/2/00 11:07 AM, Jim Cole at greyleaf@yggdrasill.net wrote:

> Hi.
>
> Looks like you are correct. After enough digging I found a page on Apple's
> site that states the SCSI on the G4's ordered through Apple is based on the
> ATTO ExpressPCI UL2D card. Good call ;)
>
> I presume this means I would be SOL if I ordered one of these machines with
> SCSI, intending to use it as a Linux box? Anyone know for certain?
>
> Jim
>
> Randy Sandberg's bits of Thu, 2 Mar 2000 translated to:
>
>> on 3/2/00 7:04 AM, Troy Benjegerdes at hozer@drgw.net wrote:
>>
>>> Any idea which chipset is used on this controller? We've got support for
>>> Adaptec and Symbios chipsets in the kernel.
>>
>> It's probably an ATTO UL2D.
>>
>> Randy
>>
>>
>
>

I'm guessing someone will write a driver for the ATTO card... right?

Randy

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